Threads Tagged with tappet

1984, 73, c3, cam, cams, corvette, flat, forum, hydraulic, kc1014r, lifters, power, roller, sealed, sound, tapped, tappet

How can I tell if I have a flat tappet cam or not?

C3HOONIGAN on Aug 2, 2011

Feb 7, 2021 01:23 PM
by BKbroiler

16

13,965

14, 2011, 40, canadian, flat, flats, good, levels, motors, nonsense, oil, rotella, tappet, zinc

Good flat tappet oil available in Canada??

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Jackk on Mar 15, 2011

Jan 11, 2021 02:16 PM
by Bob Zubkowski

23

7,360

1992, 93, adjust, adjustment, corvette, engine, fuel, lifter, lifters, lt1, noise, pressure, regulator, tappet, tick, warm

92 lt1 lifter noise

DRAGRCR1005 on Jul 27, 2004

Dec 18, 2020 01:10 PM
by 9T3VETTE

13

7,032

15, 15w, 15w50, 50, corvette, damage, engine, engines, flat, good, high, mobil, mobile, tappet, zinc

Mobil 1 15w-50

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FedorC3 on Sep 23, 2010

Jun 7, 2018 09:26 PM
by bobs77vet

28

21,037

C3 General

105, 232, 383, 50, build, camel, double, flat, heads, horse, hump, humps, power, sbc, solid, stroker, tappet

Who has achieved most horsepower and torque from 383 with double hump heads?

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jrubicon on Feb 21, 2011

Jan 5, 2017 12:37 PM
by NewbVetteGuy

26

56,080

ZDDPlus

Roarinbear on Jun 9, 2009

Mar 14, 2013 12:26 AM
by Greg Horvath

15

4,020

C3 General

71817, 81, cam, corvette, defects, failure, flat, hydraulic, lifter, lifters, stock, tappet, troubleshooting

hydraulic flat-tappet lifter decision help - '69 427

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not a '76 on Jul 19, 2009

Dec 18, 2012 03:14 PM
by Matt Gruber

28

4,033

cam, camsaver, crower, edm, flat, good, hole, hyd, lifter, lifters, reviews, saver, sbc, solid, tappet

crower camsaver lifters ?

tgensel on Nov 24, 2009

Jun 27, 2012 12:18 AM
by vettebuyer6369

9

9,887

2012, 8503, cam, camshaft, corvette, flat, forsale, forum, ls6, mods, parts, results, sale, specs, tappet

Factory LS6 cam vs......

FlyLS6 on Dec 20, 2011

Jun 25, 2012 10:38 AM
by Steve439

2

3,367

Engine Mods

HELP ! motor swap problems

infernoman on Apr 20, 2012

Apr 23, 2012 07:42 PM
by cadmaniac

13

1,436

cleaner, cleaning, flat, gumout, inspection, lifter, lifters, tappet

Cleaning Lifters?

87bob on Apr 15, 2012

Apr 16, 2012 07:51 PM
by 96GS#007

6

3,063

1973, c1, c3, cam, change, corvette, flat, fuel, pump, push, pushrod, rod, tappet

Fuel Pump Push Rod

hadams on Apr 12, 2012

Apr 12, 2012 09:02 AM
by gcarpenter

2

1,732

1302, 1973, 454, ac, adjustment, big, block, corvette, coupe, engine, flat, hydraulic, kits, rebuilding, sale, summit, tappet

[SoCal] 1973 Corvette Coupe original 454 th400 A/C car

thelastchromeurai on Jan 22, 2012

Feb 9, 2012 10:34 PM
by thelastchromeurai

3

2,745

C3s for Sale/Wanted

1972, 2012, cam, clutch, correct, corvette, flat, hydraulic, lifters, lt1, oil, pan, size, solid, tappet

best oil in a 1972 LT1?

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20mercury on Feb 4, 2012

Feb 8, 2012 06:34 PM
by Ravoll

31

9,706

cam, flat, grind, hydraulic, lifter, lt1, oem, original, ramps, solid, tappet

LT-1 type flat tappet cam longevity

69 Chevy on Jan 26, 2012

Jan 27, 2012 11:45 AM
by Little Mouse

16

3,425

1965, 396425, adjustment, clearance, corvette, procedure, tappet

tappet clearances 396/425 cold

vetteking62 on Jan 8, 2012

Jan 8, 2012 01:25 PM
by DucatiDon

1

862

C6 Corvette General Discussion

06, 2011, 2012, flat, gas, gto, kote, motor, motorkote, reviews, sale, tappet, testimonials, treatment, wd40

Opinions on MotorKote?

humvet on Dec 24, 2011

Dec 26, 2011 01:50 AM
by mikeCsix

15

8,658

car, corvette, deisel, diesel, flat, head, laeks, level, oil, rotella, shell, shellrotelladieseloilcars, tappet, wolfs, zinc

Use of Shell Rotella Diesel Oil

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geloneck on Sep 21, 2011

Sep 22, 2011 10:22 AM
by H P Bushrod

21

9,178

cam, cams, corvette, corvettes, flat, oil, tappet

Flat Tappet Cam

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DJ's Car on Sep 7, 2011

Sep 12, 2011 11:35 AM
by rustylugnuts

53

2,933

12364058, 1967, 427, 435, camshaft, corvette, flat, gm, hp, mechanical, number, numbers, part, performance, solid, tappet

For Sale GM Performance Flat Tappet Mechanical (Solid) Camshaft Kit 427/435HP

vintagecorvette on Apr 11, 2010

Sep 4, 2011 03:56 PM
by vintagecorvette

3

2,341

C1 & C2 Parts

98, c4, cam, charger, corvette, engine, flat, forced, heads, induction, iron, l98, pro, problems, procharger, tappet

Procharger L98 Cam Selection Help!

oldschool85 on Aug 21, 2011

Aug 22, 2011 01:23 PM
by oldschool85

2

1,079

cf, cj4, cummins, diesel, engine, flat, isl, junk, mystik, oil, sm, tappet, wrong, zddp

CJ-4 oil and wiped cams

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63mako on Aug 13, 2011

Aug 17, 2011 04:58 PM
by 63mako

70

4,699

130000, cams, car, change, corvette, dinosaur, flat, maxlife, miles, mineral, oil, safe, synthetic, tappet, valvoline

Can I go Synthetic after always using dinosaur oil???

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Dan H. on Aug 10, 2011

Aug 14, 2011 06:45 AM
by Vette5.5

38

6,563

1986, block, camshaft, chevy, corvette, flat, gen, images, motor, roller, rolling, small, tappet, types, vs

Bare block search: Flat tappet vs. hydro roller

yakmastermax on Jul 21, 2011

Jul 22, 2011 07:27 AM
by cadmaniac

11

5,301

break, cams, flat, howard, howards, lifters, oil, tappet

Flat Tappet Oil and break-in discipline

hadams on Jun 24, 2011

Jun 25, 2011 12:04 PM
by doctorgene

3

786

ad, add, adding, aluminum, cam, changing, corvette, flat, forums, head, high, motor, oil, tappet, zinc

Adding zinc to oil??

iamkevinbrewer8 on Jun 23, 2011

Jun 24, 2011 08:35 PM
by thecatmac

6

5,847

C4 General Discussion

adjustment, arm, arms, cover, covers, dented, hit, hitting, rocker, rockers, side, sound, striking, tappet, valve

#5 Cylinder Rocker arm hitting Valve Cover...

volition on May 6, 2011

May 6, 2011 11:26 PM
by volition

8

4,389

81, biggest, cam, corvette, crower, difference, erson, flat, hyd, hydraulic, lifter, morel, rebuilders, roller, run, stock, street, tapper, tappet

Hydraulic or Roller?

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trainor on Apr 27, 2011

Apr 30, 2011 02:15 PM
by BLOCKMAN

21

4,511

2011, break, breaking, cam, cambreak, cams, comp, compcams, corvette, flat, instructions, oldsmobile, procedure, procedures, rpm, tappet

Anyone not used comp cams break in procedure..

jmrl98 on Apr 23, 2011

Apr 24, 2011 03:21 PM
by jmrl98

4

12,490

1965, bad, cams, classic, corvette, flat, independent, minimum, motor, oil, rcf, required, risolone, tappet, tests, zddp

ZDDP min requirement - Flat tappet

Brumbach on Apr 23, 2011

Apr 24, 2011 11:13 AM
by Frankie the Fink

16

4,875

1982, c3, convert, corvette, determine, hyd, hydraulic, hydrauliclifters, lifters, mechanical, solid, tappet

Mechanical or hydraulic lifters?

Fastclient on Apr 17, 2011

Apr 18, 2011 03:32 PM
by Ironcross

4

2,776

C3 General

c3, cam, car, corvette, flat, grind, magazine, number, sharkbite, sr111, tappet, z068

Z068 Roller Complete

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Z068 on Jan 1, 2011

Apr 16, 2011 09:25 PM
by Timsride

22

3,637

cam, comp, drag, flat, heads, installed, needed, pro, procomp, racing, rebuild, roller, tappet

Help please with a flat tappet cam shaft choice

bobs76stingray on Apr 10, 2011

Apr 11, 2011 02:51 PM
by DRIVESHAFT

8

1,071

14088839, 15, c3, camshaft, corvette, fire, flat, grommet, hose, hydralic, inch, tappet, vacuum, wall

Asking for Help (Couple Items - One Thread)

Petes75Vette on Mar 5, 2011

Mar 7, 2011 03:34 PM
by Petes75Vette

12

1,575

1967, 20w50, 327, additive, amount, corvette, flat, level, motors, oil, racing, sells, tappet, valvoline, viscosity, vr1, zddp, zr1

Valvoline VR1 20W-50

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Pike1968 on Feb 24, 2011

Mar 2, 2011 09:37 PM
by 63mako

30

34,586

150000, cam, change, changing, corvette, engine, job, lifter, lifters, ls9, miles, replace, sn95, tappet, valve

[Z06]

Should i change the lifters?

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stangeater01 on Feb 10, 2011

Feb 13, 2011 07:24 PM
by jgaches

32

9,624

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

Lifter Noise?

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frintz on Sep 25, 2010

Dec 6, 2010 06:17 PM
by midyearvette

24

3,292

1145r, 70, broker, cam, camshaft, camshafts, corvette, engle, lifters, lt, lt1, manners, motors, sbc, street, tappet

Where to find an LT-1 Cam?

LoneStarStinger1970 on Dec 3, 2010

Dec 4, 2010 08:44 PM
by 68-427Rich

11

1,860

95, bbc, cam, compression, corvette, flat, headers, hedman, inch, l88, ls6, motor, shaft, solid, tappet

Solid FT Camshaft recommendation BBC

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Simmo on Nov 20, 2010

Nov 24, 2010 01:38 PM
by midyearvette

29

16,064

1997, car, composite, corvette, covers, heavier, lifter, lt1, motor, noise, oil, reduce, tappet, train, valve, valvetrain

Best way (any way) to reduce hydraulic rocker/lifter noise?

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GREGGPENN on Nov 1, 2010

Nov 13, 2010 05:58 PM
by H P Bushrod

65

25,569

260, c4, c5, c6, cam, cams, comp, corvette, flat, runners, shootout, tappet, tpis, xfi, xfi260

Comp Cams XFI 260?

Langma on Nov 5, 2010

Nov 6, 2010 12:28 PM
by cumbercr

17

7,186

cams, flat, good, hydraulic, lifter, lifters, oil, pics, tappet, troubleshooting, wear

Additional steps to avoid hydraulic flat tappet cam and lifter wear.

sting66cp on Oct 16, 2010

Oct 17, 2010 12:16 PM
by BKbroiler

2

914

block, bore, cam, corvette, diameter, flat, l98, lifter, roller, tappet

L98 roller block-Flat tappit block

1986-z51 on Sep 29, 2010

Sep 29, 2010 01:18 PM
by redrose

5

1,339

383, cam, flat, hydraulic, sbc, street, stroker, tappet

Finally doing it, I'm ordering my stroker kit, now cam choice?

shamby on Jun 28, 2010

Jun 30, 2010 08:25 AM
by shamby

13

747

New Valve Springs, now Need New Cam, Lifters, and Valves! wtf??

2001 Red Coupe Bandit on May 21, 2010

May 23, 2010 08:57 PM
by Slowhawk

17

1,076

C5 Tech

327, cam, corvette, flat, forsale, good, lift, lifter, lifters, sbc, set, solid, sound, street, tappet

SBC Solid Flat Tappet Cam/Lifters for Sale !

Rmorgan&11 on Apr 22, 2010

May 18, 2010 01:48 PM
by Rmorgan&11

9

747

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

15, 1981, 50, cams, corvette, engines, flat, good, mobil, synthetic, tappet

Any problems switching to synthetic w/flat tappet?

1ARACE on Apr 28, 2010

May 2, 2010 06:20 PM
by jb78L-82

13

1,017

canada, flat, market, oil, possibilities, review, sale, specs, syntheticzinc, tappet, testing, valvaline, valvoline, voa, vr1, walmart

Valvoline VR1

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jordan89 on Apr 11, 2010

Apr 13, 2010 11:12 PM
by fwillison

22

7,920

corvette, guide, hole, instal, install, installation, installing, lifter, lifters, ls7, oil, performance, port, set, tappet, z06

HELP WITH ls7 LIFTER INSTALL !!

LSCHLEM on Apr 12, 2010

Apr 13, 2010 07:56 AM
by pmj341

4

7,590

C6 Tech/Performance

Installing timing chain and gears on 61

x0000rgw on Mar 7, 2010

Mar 8, 2010 12:00 AM
by vetrod62

2

639

c4, c5, chain, corvette, engine, lifter, lt5, noise, rattle, start, tappet, tensioner, zr1

91 ZR1 lifter noise

29Roadster on Jan 28, 2010

Jan 30, 2010 11:16 AM
by Goldcylon

3

1,150

C4 ZR-1 Discussion

catalog, edge, flat, huydrolic, hydraulic, lifter, lifters, lobe, oil, orifice, photos, sbc, solid, tappet, trw, vl43

Flat Tappet Camshaft Ramps

rustylugnuts on Jan 28, 2010

Jan 30, 2010 02:08 AM
by rustylugnuts

8

4,202

1984, additive, corvette, factory, flat, gibbs, issues, joe, l83, mn, motor, mpls, oil, synthetic, tappet, zddp

Synthetic Oil

hgoodwiniii on Dec 12, 2009

Dec 14, 2009 01:27 PM
by Strick

19

2,090

11, 110931, cam, cams, camshafts, corvette, effort, flat, forum, good, howards, hydraulic, lifters, max, performance, results, reviews, tappet, whowards

Howards Cams?

FRSTR90 on Dec 9, 2009

Dec 11, 2009 01:02 PM
by FRSTR90

14

15,406

back, c3, c6, corvette, f250, noise, reduction, road, tappet, trans, wall, z06

[Z06]

Reducing Noise in Z06

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marc55 on Nov 19, 2009

Nov 22, 2009 01:47 AM
by TKO Performance

32

2,567

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

04, additive, dont, flat, forums, lucas, oil, page, problems, reload, stabilizer, tappet, vette, winter, zddp

Lucas Oil Stabilizer

Raytonium on Nov 4, 2009

Nov 5, 2009 09:52 AM
by 73StreetRace

16

4,412

427, 586, cam, cams, camshaft, comp, cost, l36, lift, lycoming, performance, retro, roller, solid, tappet, upgrades

L36 427 - Roller Cam Cost? Issues?

Jeff_Keryk on Nov 1, 2009

Nov 2, 2009 04:36 PM
by 63mako

6

2,447

454, advertise, afr, build, cam, camshaft, flat, heads, month, performance, ramp, rate, roller, tapped, tappet, voodoo, worked

Flat Tappet Vs Retro Roller

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MTC_75vette on Oct 25, 2009

Oct 30, 2009 07:01 PM
by baxsom

42

10,920

arm, break, breaking, broken, cam, cams, didnt, engine, factory, flat, forum, lower, pressure, ratio, rocker, spring, tappet

Flat tappet cam break in...

GDaina on Sep 16, 2009

Sep 19, 2009 07:19 PM
by Gordonm

17

4,492

12495490, 25534421, 327, arms, cam, e5089, edelbrock, experts, flat, flow, gm, k1105, numbers, performance, rocker, sum, summit, tappet, vette

Vette Experts, What do you think about these upgrades?

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taylorbg on Sep 13, 2009

Sep 14, 2009 08:41 PM
by taylorbg

20

2,748

1984, 350, 82, corvette, cylinder, engine, flat, head, heads, l82, replacement, sbc, tappet, timing, valves, vortec

Cylinder head question L-82 350

redstingray74 on Sep 8, 2009

Sep 10, 2009 12:16 AM
by redstingray74

6

1,805

12, blower, boost, flat, lifters, ls6, ls7, motor, pressure, psi, seat, spring, springs, tappet, valve, vavle

Best valve springs and seat pressure for boost

HighMileage on Sep 1, 2009

Sep 7, 2009 06:40 PM
by STL94LT1

8

3,123

adjust, adjusting, adjustment, cam, flat, flattappet, solid, tap, tappet, valve, valvees, valves

Prtocedure for Adjusting Flat Tappet Valves

cumbercr on Aug 28, 2009

Aug 29, 2009 08:49 AM
by C409

2

696

15w40, additive, change, corvette, flat, forum, oil, rotella, tappet, zink, zzdp

Zink in oil

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michael m baily on Aug 24, 2009

Aug 28, 2009 05:52 PM
by rustylugnuts

32

3,280

268, 85, cam, corvette, craigslist, engine, flat, gauges, photos, tappet, xfi

FS: '85 coupe in SW Ohio

Demonic85 on Jul 22, 2009

Aug 21, 2009 06:43 PM
by Vette-kid

13

1,207

C4s for Sale/Wanted

brake, break, breakin, breaking, cam, ceramic, coated, coating, coatings, engine, headers, manifold, performance, set, tappet

Ceramic coating break in question???

Neptune75 on Aug 7, 2009

Aug 8, 2009 05:44 PM
by TimAT

8

1,545

advantages, cam, fla, flat, hyd, hydraulic, motor, roller, tappet, versus

Hydraulic roller VS Hydraulic

Kensmith on Mar 11, 2009

Jul 23, 2009 12:03 PM
by Cstraub69

6

2,588

Engine Mods

14093638, 454, back, block, cam, chevy, conversion, corvette, flat, kickin, roller, school, tappet

Help...Trying to kickin' it old school with new block

hawgn68 on Jul 6, 2009

Jul 7, 2009 07:10 PM
by hawgn68

5

1,648

break, cam, failure, flat, probability, sounds, tappet

Flat tappet cam failure

markey mark on Jun 16, 2009

Jun 18, 2009 10:15 PM
by markey mark

8

893